I can readily serve as a guinea pig for any suggestions, but imho jsi is the most qualified to make a list of points to be localized - my concern is the completeness of such a list and he'd know best Id say...
I am not making an issue out of it, but maybe I'd better (gg). regards smo -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Datum: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:16:38 +0100 Von: "André Schnabel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: [qa-dev] Localization (translation) testing with qatesttool? > Hi Thorsten > > Thorsten Ziehm schrieb: > > Hi Andre, > > > > as Vito wrote, behind each localization in the TestTool scripts a > > possible problem should be checked. Only when special action is needed > > for a special language or a special entry in a listbox runs a special > > action, then in the TestTool script localized strings are used. I hope > > only then. > > Therefore the testscripts have to localized. > Yes, that's obvious. > But I wonder if the localized strings are really used to test > functionality in a localized version or if they are used to check if if > a string is localized correctly. To make it (hopefully) more clear what > I mean .. > > Is the localized string for the Writer File Filter ("OpenDocument Text > (.odt" in German) used to pick the file filter in the save dialog > - or - > Is the localized string used to see if the 1st entry in the filter list > is correctly translated. > > In the first case we need the localized string to trigger the correct > action. In the second case we do not need the string to test > functionality (we just pick the 1st filter and save as writer document). > > So .. we might be save in functionality testen even without the > localized strings and I'd like to remove thoses strings from places > where they are not needed (or at least don't want to add more strings if > not necessary for testing of functionality). > > André > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
